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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (16g)

Recipe makes 96 servings

Calories 81
Calories from Fat 44 (54%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 4.9g 7%
Saturated Fat 1.7g 8%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 2%
Potassium 21mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 8.9g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Sugars 4.6g
Protein 0.8g 1%

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The World's Best Cookies

Recipe #340829 | 22 min | 10 min prep | add private note
KelBel

By: KelBel
Dec 2, 2008

I had these fabulous cookies during a wine dinner weekend at an inn in Ogonquit Maine. The recipe is courtesy of the caterer, but they give credit to the San Francisco ala Carte, a cookbook by the Junior League of San Francisco, 1979.

SERVES 96 , 8 dozen (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  2. 2
    Cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy
  3. 3
    Stir in egg, oil, vanilla.
  4. 4
    Combine flour, baking soda and salt.
  5. 5
    Combine with egg mixture until well blended.
  6. 6
    Stir in the rest of the ingredients.
  7. 7
    Place on ungreased cookie sheet into balls the size of walnuts and flatten with a fork in criss cross pattern.
  8. 8
    Bake for 12 minutes.
  9. 9
    Cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes before removing.

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From: Let's Cook Lisa!

On Dec 22, 2008

These are pretty darn good! My DD had me make them every week for 3 weeks. We all loved them!

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  • From: Chef #1074539

    On Dec 15, 2008

    These cookies really are ridiculously good. I just made a batch for my book group's annual holiday cookie swap and I think I might have the night's winner! I didn't have cornflakes so I used Honey Bunches of Oats cereal (which is largely cornflakes) They are absolutely dee-lish!!!!

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